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Sternum

//ˈstɜː.nəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.

    "The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum."

  2. 2
    the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs wordnet
  3. 3
    The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).

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